Chelsea star and ex-England skipper John Terry has sold his Surrey home and moved into a nine-bedroom mansion he had built at the end of the garden

Aerial view of John Terry's new nine-bedroom mansion built in the garden of his former home which has just been sold

Chelsea captain John Terry has finally sold his Oxshott home for £5.25 million and moved into a new purpose-built house in his old garden.

The 32-year-old bought Wychwood House for £2.3m in 2003, but was forced to re-mortgage the property four times as he invested heavily in the new development next door, racking up a reported £4.6m mortage debt.

He listed the red-brick building at £5m in 2012, which was later dropped to £4.25m, but will now receive well above the asking price amidst the improving housing market.

Terry's new mansion, named Willowfield, includes nine bedrooms, eight dressing and bathrooms, a cinema, pool and sauna.

John Terry

It sits at the end of the ex-England captain's old garden, and next to a 8.5 metre by five metre fishing lake which was granted planning permission in January 2013. His new crib is just a short drive from Chelsea's Cobham training ground.

"He always planned to sell it and is pleased to have made money on it," said Terry's agent.

A friend added: "John's over the moon about his new house.

"It's like something Michael Jackson would have owned. It's a palace and very Hollywood."

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